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Fire guts building in Ikoyi

A residential building on Ilabere Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State has been gutted by fire.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyitolu, on Wednesday

Oke-Osanyitolu said emergency responders are currently battling the inferno.

He stated that the agency activated its response team to the location with a combined team of the Lagos State Fire Service.

The LASEMA boss added that they were taking immediate action to put out the residential fire which appears to be spreading rapidly to adjoining property.

“The agency has activated its response plan to the above location.

“A combined team of agency LRT and the Lagos State Fire Service are taking immediate action to quell the residential fire which appears to be spreading rapidly to adjoining properties,” Oke-Osanyitolu stated.

Details later…

The Star

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